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Cintiq 12wx longevity

I will be asking in several forums but wondered about opinions from people who draw in a similar fashion. Do you or have you used a cintiq, and do you think it is worth the $1000 in terms of both usage and longevity?

If you google more about the product you will see people commenting about the now deleted european forums and about the tablet's general issues. My estimation is that the first few months of usage are near flawless but that with time (for some a few months) increasing jittering and responsiveness issues will inevitably occur.

I definitely want to know anyone who has owned the tablet for more than 4 months or anyone who has seen these problems and experienced wacom tech support.

thanks in advance!

I can say that I too, have heard of those issues from others.

Well, I have a penabled tablet PC that I doodle with, and the technology is pretty good 4 years after purchase, and with modestly heavy usage. The screen only once in a while will act wonky on me, occasionally reading maximum pressure, or not registering a stroke. I feel like Wacom has high quality. I have an intuos 3 that I regret not using more (tablet is nicer!) and it has been a solid product. But the price, being astronomical as it is, for a cintiq of any kind would have me nervous like you are.

I dont know if the tablet PC's technology is comparable, since it is a Toshiba, and they therefore didnt make the screen, just the technology behind it.
Hopefully someone here has had one for an extended time and can give you better, more helpful responses. But the price of them limits their userbase by a lot.

Thanks for your insight Taristin. It's encouraging your tablet is still sturdy. Hopefully that is similar to wacom's.

An update, I have been snooping about some more today and it seems the users who are content appear to have what appears to be repaired models. I actually wrote to wacom regarding this issue and hope to hear from them after thanksgiving weekend.